Earring



Oct. 30, 1934. E. J. SHEA EARRING Filed'march 29, 1954 f f.. i

INVENTOR Edward 7. Shea,

IM xo? ATTORNEYS WITNEs9 Patented Oct. 30, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT oFFicE EARRING Edward J. Shea, Brooklyn, N. Y. Application March 29, 1934, Serial No. '118,037

' 3 Claims. (Cl. 63-14) close contact vwith the lobe of the ear, as shown My invention relates to improvements in earrings and it consists in the constructions, combinations and arrangements herein described and claimed.

An object of my invention is to provide an earring having vacuum cup holding members, and which may be worn without irritation to the ear.

A further object is to provide a device of the kind in which springs or screws are eliminated,

thereby simplifying the device.

A further object is to provide an earring which is made partly of metal without temper, and which therefore is not liable to breakage from use, as tempered springs, the ilexure of which may be necessary in attaching or detaching the earring.

Other objects and advantages will `appear in the following specification, and the novel features of the invention will be particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing forming part of this application, in which:

Figure 1 is a plan view of an earring construction showing vacuum cups.

Figure 2 is an edge view of the earring shown in Fig. 1.

Figure 3 is a sectional view showing the earring attached to the ear.

one form of vacuum cup, and,

Figure 5 is a detailed view of a modified form of vacuum cup.

In carrying out my invention I provide an 3F ornament such as a pearl 1. 'This is secured to a strip 2, which is designed to straddle the lobe of the ear, by m'eans `of a pin 3 or other suitable connection. In Fig. 3 I have shown the member 2 as provided with a backing 4, to which is se- 40 cured a vacuum cup 5 of rubber, ilbre or other resilient material. The opposite end of the member 2 may be also provided with backing 4 and has a similar vacuum cup 5. These vacuum cups :may be cemented, clamped or otherwise secured,

Without departing from the spirit of the invention. Also the means for securing the backings 4 in place may be made in various ways, such as by bending prongs 6 carried by enlarged portions of the member 2 over the edges of the backings 5oasshowninFigs.land2.

From the foregoing description of the various parts of the device the operation thereof may be readily understood.

Since the member 2 is not tempered it will bend easily and the vacuum cups 5 may be forced into Figure 4 is an enlarged detailed view showing' in Fig. 3, and will adhere the earring securely.

thereto, thus holding In Fig. 5 I have shown a modified form in which the concave surface of the cup 5 is provided with so bars 7 and prongs 8 of resilient material, the use of these bars and prongs preventing movement or slipping f rom the desired position.

I am aware that cup-shaped metal pieces have been used in connection with screws to hold earrings in position, but such metal pieces are not resilient and the clinging effect is produced through the tightening of the screw. This tends to interfere with the proper circulation of the blood in the ear, whereas the use of cup obviates such hindrance to the the vacuum circulation while at the same time it forms a fastening means that gives comfortto the wearer, and provides a rm and secure attaching means.

I claim:

5 1. The combination with a flexible connecting 7 member having enlarged end portions, of a backing member secured to said enlarged end portions on one face thereof, a vacuum cup secured to each of said backing members with the concave portions of the cup facing away from said backing members, and an ornament secured to said ilexible connecting member on the face of one of said enlarged portions on the opposite side from said Vacuum CUD.

2. The combination of a hat flexible metal strip 85 having enlarged end portions, a backing member secured to each end portion on one face thereof,

a vacuum cup carried by each backing member with the concave face of the cup facing away from the backing member, means carried by said enlarged end portions for retaining said backing members, and an ornament secured to one of said enlarged end portions on the opposite side from the vacuum cup.

side from the vacuum cup.

EDWARD J. SHEA. 

